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Rhus gerrardii

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Type of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. basutorum Schönland [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Syntype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels
Lectotype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. latifolia Schonland [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels
Isotype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. basutorum Schönland [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Rhus microcarpa Schönland [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Isotype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Syntype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Type of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Syntype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Lectotype of Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels var. latifolia Schonland [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels
Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE]
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Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels [family ANACARDIACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Rhus gerrardii [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Cape Town (SAM)
Collection
Flora of Southern Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Names
Rhus gerrardii [family ANACARDIACEAE]
Common names
R. viminalis Vahl var. gerrardii Harv. ex Engl.: 442 (1883). R. gerrardii var. typica Schonl.: 77 (1930). R. montana Diels var. gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) R. Femandes: 131 (1967); Compton: 331 (1976). R. gerrardii var. latifolia Schonl.: 77, t. p. 77 (1930); Burtt Davy: 507 (1932). R. montana Diels var. latifolia (Schonl.) R. Femandes: 131 (1967). Type: Transvaal, Graskop, Evans sub. Schonland5096a (GRA, lecto.! vide R. Femandes: 131 (1967); PRE!, isolecto.). R. gerrardii var. basutorum Schonl.: 78 (1930). R. mon­tana Diels var. basutorum (Schonl.) R. Femandes: 131 (1967). Type: Lesotho, Leribe District, Dieterlen 691 (SAM, holo.!; GRA!; NH!; P!; PRE!, Z!, iso.).
Information
Multistemmed deciduous shrub, generally ± 2 m high. Bark granular, rufous, prominently lenticellate; branchlets tomentose to glabrous, somewhat pendulous in old specimens. Leaves trifoliolate, petiolate; petiole tomentose to gla­brous, semiterete, shallowly canaliculate, (8—) 24(—42) mm long; leaflets sessile, subcoriace-ous, concolorous, olive-green above, slightly paler below, glabrous to slightly hirsute, hypo­stomatous; lamina oblanceolate to narrowly el­liptic, rarely ovate to obovate, base narrowly cuneate, apex acuminate, mucronate; margin ir­regularly, grossly pauciserrate towards apex to en­tire; venation brochidodromous to semicraspe­dodromous, all veins dull yellow and prominent above, midrib and secondaries prominent below; terminal leaflets (25-)73(-121) x (4-)22(-26) mm, lateral leaflets (19-)58(-U0) x (4-)12 (—28) mm. Panicles sparingly branched, axillary and terminal, up to 90 mm long, generally within foliage, often drying blackish. Flowers often sub-glomerulate, calyx lobes hairy, otherwise normal. Drupes oblate, obloid, glabrous, shiny, light to dark brown, relatively small, 2,5 x 2,0 to 3,3 x 2,7 mm. Fig. 13.
Habitat
Rhus gerrardii is recognized by its olive-green, oblanceolate leaflets with gross teeth towards the apex, its multistemmed form with prominent lenticellate branches, the very small drupes and its rheophytic habit. It is found only on the edge of perennial streams where it may form extended thickets.
Use
17. Rhus gerrardii (Harv. ex Engl.) Diels in Engl., Botanische Jahrbucher 24: 588 (1898); Schonl.: 247(1911); Schonl.: 76, t.p. 76(1930); Burtt Davy: 507 (1932); excl. var. D. montana. Type: Natal, Gerrard & McKen 1396 (K, lecto.! vide R. Femandes: 131(1967); BM!,TCD!,W!, isolecto.).

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